Benidorm police in street chase to grab Belgian fugitive hiding out on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE detained a 58-year-old Belgian fugitive on a Benidorm street after he tried to give them the slip. He was wanted on a European Arrest
Ultra right-wing extremists blamed for Molotov attack on Podemos HQ in Spain’s Murcia region
AN explosive device was thrown last night (April 1) into the Cartagena office of the far-left Podemos party and slogans daubed over the front windows.
RISE & SHINE! Robbing couple get a surprise morning wake-up call from the Guardia Civil on Spain’s Costa Blanca
GUARDIA Civil officers stormed a Torrevieja address last month to arrest a couple who stole from rural properties across the Costa Blanca. The Spanish husband
Two men on Spain’s Costa Blanca created social media profile of American general to con cash out of love-seeking victims
A social media con run by two men on the Costa Blanca netted over €70,000 from lonely people looking for love who thought they were
Quick loan scam as tempting Costa Blanca website tricked victims across Spain over what they actually owed
A Sant Joan d’Alacant man has been arrested for running a quick loans website that conned customers into repaying far more than they expected. The
Major steroid gang including pharmacies and sports nutrition stores is busted on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Vega Baja gang that peddled illegal steroids and drugs used by people doing sports training has been broken up by the Guardia Civil. The
Bee thief gets buzz out of stealing hives in Spain’s Murcia region and selling off their occupants around the country
A Caravaca de la Cruz man has been arrested for stealing bees from their hives in the Murcia region and then selling them around Spain.
Man accused of domestic abuse dies after apartment window leap in Spain’s Murcia region
A Murcia man leapt to his death out of an apartment window as police arrived to arrest him for domestic violence. The 36-year-old died in
BIG FOOD CON as over 500,000 ‘out-of-date’ items are seized from Benidorm area warehouses on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE have seized over 500,000 date-expired food products that were being re-labelled in a big scam operating out of three illegal Benidorm area warehouses. A
A FAIR COP? Two Benidorm police officers quizzed over hitting woman with baton after she broke COVID-19 rules on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO Policia Nacional officers are being investigated over their physical response to a young woman who broke COVID-19 curfew rules in Benidorm. They say the
MAKING AN IMPRESSION as Alicante and Benidorm robbers on Costa Blanca area of Spain produce their own front door keys
A home burglary gang used a technique known as lock-impressioning to break into properties across the Costa Blanca without forcing through the front door. Lock
PEDAL POWER as police pull over a bicycle with a hidden engine on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Costa Blanca cyclist crossed paths with the law after giving his bicycle extra speed by attaching an engine to it. The 41-year-old man redefined
Police launch probe into mass cat killings caused by poison and gunshots in village on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ELCHE’S Policia Local is to investigate the killing of up to 60 cats over the last month in the village of La Hoya. The Ces
‘ALL IN A NAME’ as graffiti signatures reveal identities of vandals at historic site on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FOUR Alicante graffiti artists will have to pay fines of €1,060 each for damaging a historic building after experts used social media to identify them.
Top Muslim in Spain is arrested and questioned over the funding of terror groups in Syria and the Middle East
SPAIN’S leading Muslim figure has been arrested and released by the Policia Nacional after he was quizzed over terrorist group funding. Ayman Adlbi is in
Phone app tip-off triggers police rooster rescue ahead of illegal cockfight on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE rescued two roosters who were about to do battle in an illegal cockfight at an Alicante villa. The organisers and prospective audience were all
LESSONS NEEDED: How did a convicted British paedophile move to Spain, dodge criminal record checks and find work as an English teacher?
SHOCKWAVES have been sent through bilingual schools across Spain following the arrest of a British man who began teaching at one of Madrid’s most exclusive
‘TAXING TIMES’ for ex-IMF boss and Spanish bank chairman Rodrigo Rato who faces 70 years in prison
A former head of the International Monetary Fund(IMF) and chairman of Spain’s Bankia, Rodrigo Rato, could be jailed for 70 years if he is convicted
Police in Spain smash nationwide fake Euro note gang that laundered bogus money via banks
AN 18-month operation to bring down a Spanish counterfeit currency gang that laundered fake cash via banks has produced 37 arrests. The Policia Nacional, the
Heartless dog owner dumps puppy with broken legs in animal shelter car park on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A man dumped a puppy with two broken legs in a Costa Blanca animal shelter car park and then went on what he described as
British man accused of pension fund fraud is arrested hiding out on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A man accused of being part of a £13.7m pension fraud appeared in a London court last Saturday(March 20) after he was arrested on the
Father takes his own life after knifing his ex-wife and two children on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A man stabbed his ex-wife and their two children before using the same knife to take his own life. The tragedy unfolded on Sunday afternoon(March
VIDEO: Human trafficking gang that forced victims into prostitution is busted during dawn raids in south-east Spain and Romania
A CRIMINAL GANG that profited from human trafficking forced their victims into prostitution on the streets of Girona have been arrested. The suspects belonged to
Bar owners that screened pirated La Liga soccer on Spain’s Costa Blanca could get one-year jail terms
UP to 50 Alicante City bar owners could each get a one-year prison sentence for screening La Liga football matches without paying for a license.
Arsonist’s dog helps to uncover identity of major fire-starter on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A man’s pet dog was his undoing after it led to his owner’s arrest over two arson incidents that caused €600,000 of damage on the
Belligerent Bulgarian murder fugitive doesn’t think straight as he abused police on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Bulgarian man wanted for murder in his country made a fateful mistake in abusing the Policia Nacional in an incident which was videoed and
